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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2019
Maine offers rebates for buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles
The program, with rebates of $1,000 to $2,000, will be funded by a $5.1 million legal settlement with Volkswagen for violating state environmental laws.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state's ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2019
Uncertainty lingers over ranked-choice presidential primary, despite Senate passage
Gov. Janet Mills hasn't committed to signing the bill, it's unclear how the $100,000 cost would be funded, and party officials have discretion to interpret voting results when delegates are assigned to national conventions.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2019
Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state's highway repair program.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2019
Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2019
Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan
The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2019
Gov. Mills takes emergency steps to allow asylum seekers to qualify for state assistance
The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry's impact on endangered right whales.
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